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LEEDS
SE23NE WEETWOOD LANE, Weetwood
714-1/6/1229 (East side)
Oxley Croft Hall of Residence, Leeds
University
II
Formerly known as: Weetwood Croft WEETWOOD LANE Weetwood.
Formerly known as: The Croft WEETWOOD LANE Weetwood.
House, now hall of residence. Dated 1898. By Francis W
Bedford. For Joseph Hartley Wicksteed. Snecked gritstone,
ashlar details, cement tile roof. 2 storeys with cellars and
attic, L-plan, 3-bay entrance wing and 4-bay rear range.
Chamfered plinth. Vernacular Revival style. Mullioned windows
with leaded lights throughout.
Entrance wing, facing road, has moulded segmental arch to
single-storey porch centre, carved stone parapet above, narrow
lancet left and 3-light inner window with decorative leaded
glass; gabled bay left with king mullions to 5- and 4-light
mullion and transom windows. Tall 4-flue chamfered stack
straddles ridge to right of centre.
Garden front: doorway bay 3 with moulded surround, oak door
with strap hinges, deep wooden porch with bench and lead roof,
3- and 2-light windows to 1st and attic storey above, the
attic window in gable with chamfered chimney stack right.
Canted bay window left, paired 3-light dormers above.
Projecting entrance wing left has canted bay window to ground
floor, 4-light mullion and transom window with central king
mullion above, carved gable sundial with raised lettering:
'1898 TRUE AS THE SUN'.
Rear: the 2 central bays (service rooms) project and are
gabled; '1898' on rainwater heads.
INTERIOR: original front door of oak planks with fillets,
strap hinges, latch, letter box; inner porch with electric
wall lantern; floorboards to principal rooms; 6-panel door to
hall which has pegged panelling, large inglenook style
fireplace right with moulded sneck post, stone surround,
'firewindow' with stained-glass owl, doorway to living room.
Hall window has stained-glass roundels with biblical/sea
scenes.
Doorway left into a main living room: 6 moulded panels to
door, panelled dado, cupboard, fire surround and shelves.
Timber-framed staircase left with heavy splat balusters,
built-in bench.
Corridor left through to service rooms, red quarry tile
flooring, alongside the former dining room which has dark
wood-panelled surround to fireplace, not seen in detail. Rear
kitchen with green and blue glazed and moulded tiles, white
tiled stove recess; service stairs to side of garden door,
rear laundry room with white glazed brick walls.
The house was built for Joseph Wicksteed, an engineer possibly
associated with the Kitson firm. Originally called 'The Croft'
and later 'Weetwood Croft', it was re-named when it became a
university hall of residence.
Listing NGR: SE2744738048
